Wire fence



(No Model.)

J. W. BUCHANAN.

WIRE FENCE.

Patented Oc-t. 4,1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

J OIIN W. BUCHANAN, OF SMITI-IVILLE, OHIO.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,831, dated October4, 1892.

Application filed June 20, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. BUCHANAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Smithville, county of Wayne, State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Wire Fences, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wire fences, and moreparticularly to an improvement on the wire fence shown and described inLetters Patent No. 453,542, granted to me June 2, 1891; and itconsistsin providing means for securing the spacing or stay bar to thewires or in operative position and prevent lateral movement ordisplacement.

With these ends in view my invention consists of certain features ofconstruction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described,and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a view in perspective of aportion of wire fence, illustrating my invention; Fig. 2, a similarview, enlarged, showing the manner of securing the spacing stay-bar tothe wire; Fig. 3, a similar view showing the lower end portion of thestay-bar inverted and the manner of securing the stay-wire to thefence-wire.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, that portion. of a panel betweentwo supporting parts is illustrated, A representing the individualfence-wires which pass through the supporting-post.

13 represents the stay-bar, in which is provided at the two oppositeedges a series of alternating kerfs C, spaced to correspond with thespacing of the fence-wires A. After the fence-wires A are strung andstretched the stay-bar B is passed or woven flatwise down alternatelybetween until in position, the kerfs registering with the wires. The baris then turned transverse the line of the fence, the wire A enteringinto the kerfs C. To secure the stay-bar in position, a stay-wire, as D,is secured to the lower fence-wire, as shown in Fig. 3, and carriedabout the bar and the outside of the lower fence-wire A, thence back andabout the second wire A, and so up to Serial No. 43 7,269. (No model.)

and including the top wire A, thence about the top portion of the bar13, and secured to the wire, as shown in Fig. 2. The wire D as now putin will be straight from wire to wire, as shown, between the lower andthird wires, Fig. 2, and to further tighten the stay-wire D on thefence-wire, it is grasped by pliers and bent, as shown in Fig. 1 and theupper end portion of Fig. 3. By this means the wire D may be drawn verytight over the wires A to secure them in the kerfs O, and therebyprevent the bar turning and throwing the fencewire out of the kerfs aswell as from lateral movement.

As heretofore constructed the bars were liable to be moved laterally andoften displaced by the rubbing of cattle or swine against them. Theobject is to provide a stay-bar having on its opposite edges kerfs ornotches to receive the fence'wires and a binding-wire by which the barand the fencewires are secured together in such manner as to preventdisplacement. The fence-wires A may be tightened or loosenedindividually to adapt the fence to change of temperature.

In a fence so provided with small and light stay-bars placed and securedas hereinbefore stated the supporting-posts may be placed at a distanceof thirty-two feet apart, using three or four stay-bars between them,thus reducing the initial cost.

Having thus fully described the nature and the object of my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a series of fencewires A, placed in verticalorder, of a spacing stay-bar B, provided on its opposite edges withalternate kerfs O to embrace and hold said wires at apreviously-determined distance apart, and a binding or stay wire O tosecure said fence-wires in the kerfs and adapted to be tightenedthereon, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A fencepanel consisting of a series of fence-wires arranged one abovethe other, a spacing stay-bar provided on its opposite edges withalternating kerfs to embrace and space said wires apart, and a stay-wirepass ing in and out through said fence-wires and In testimony whereofI'have hereunto set having its ends lea'd around the opposite my handthis 9th day of June, A. D. 1892. edges of the stay-bar and coiledaround the lower and upper fence-Wires, said stay-Wire JOHN BUCHANAN 5being crimpe d after being placed in position WVitnesses: v

to securely retain the fence-wires in the kerfs,' W. K. MILLER,

substantially as set forth.

OHAs. R. MILLER.

